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beam me up scottie

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6. Twitler loves that kind of stupid - it's what got him elected.
Sun Apr 2, 2017, 04:32 PM
Apr 2017

The majority of atheists and other non-Christians didn't want that thing anywhere near the white house.

How the faithful voted: A preliminary 2016 analysis

The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups. Those who supported Republican candidates in recent elections, such as white born-again or evangelical Christians and white Catholics, strongly supported Donald Trump as well. Groups that traditionally backed Democratic candidates, including religious “nones,” Hispanic Catholics and Jews, were firmly in Hillary Clinton’s corner.

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White Catholics also supported Trump over Clinton by a wide, 23-point margin (60% to 37%), rivaling Romney’s 19-point victory among those in this group. Trump’s strong support among white Catholics propelled him to a 7-point edge among Catholics overall (52% to 45%) despite the fact that Hispanic Catholics backed Clinton over Trump by a 41-point margin (67% to 26%).

Like Hispanic Catholics, religious “nones” and Jews were strong Clinton supporters. Indeed, nearly seven-in-ten religious “nones” voted for Clinton, as did 71% of Jews. Most people who identify with faiths other than Christianity or Judaism also favored Clinton over Trump, 62% to 29%.

Exit polls also follow another pattern from recent elections: Most weekly churchgoers backed Trump over Clinton, 56% to 40%. Those who said they attend religious services more sporadically (i.e., somewhere between a few times a month and a few times a year) were closely divided. And, those who said they don’t attend religious services at all backed Clinton over Trump by a 31-point margin (62% to 31%).

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/09/how-the-faithful-voted-a-preliminary-2016-analysis/

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Each day these idiots have positions in power is sickening. There is no god, there is Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #1
And if a god exists Warpy Apr 2017 #2
Humans, are so damn backward! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #3
You'd have to be an idiot to think your deity of choice cares about a stupid motto. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #5
Even he agrees it's stupid! RKP5637 Apr 2017 #4
Twitler loves that kind of stupid - it's what got him elected. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #6
We saw one the other day, and even my husband who mountain grammy Apr 2017 #7
It's a ridiculous motto but I have no problem if it's optional. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #8
The branding of the money took place in the 50's mountain grammy Apr 2017 #9
Yep - during the height of the Red Scare. They thought atheists were a threat to Christianity: beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #10
I don't understand why being optional makes it ok? rurallib Apr 2017 #11
It's okay because other vanity options are also available. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #12
I could agree if it is like vanity plates where you can make up your own rurallib Apr 2017 #13
In this context it wouldn't be considered our national motto, just another vanity category. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #14
If this is a Christian nation... mwooldri Apr 2017 #15
I prefer European plates as well. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #16
That would be something, wouldn't it? FiveGoodMen Apr 2017 #17
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